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Features 2013/06/29

Sex in African Novels Pt. 2: “I Found Her Stretched Out Naked On The Bed.”

On a night such as this momentous deeds occur. This was the night of reckoning. I walked from the station to the house carrying my overcoat over my arm, for my body was burning hot and the sweat poured from my forehead. Though ice crackled under my shoes, yet I sought the cold. Where was […]

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Stories and Poems 2013/06/19

Sex in African Novels Pt. 1: “Please, Ona, Don’t Wake the Whole Household.”

The excerpt you about to read is from Buchi Emecheta’s 1980 novel Joys of Motherhood. It’s the debut post in a new Brittle Paper series called “Sex in African Novels.” Enjoy! Agbadi had slept so much in the day that, now he was feeling better, he was finding it difficult to sleep the night through. He must […]

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Features 2018/12/10

Purple Hibiscus Journal | Clementine Ewokolo-Burnley | Nonfiction

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There is water everywhere, a skyline, tall buildings, twinkling lights, pleasure craft behind locked gates. Leaning back in the taxi, […]

Features 2018/12/07

The Longlist for the 2018 Golden Baobab Prize Announced

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The longlist for the 2018 Golden Baobab Prize is out. The prizes provide opportunities for African writers and illustrators to […]

Features 2018/12/06

PHOTOS | Bambooks Limited Launches Mobile Reading App and Announces Monthly Subscription Service

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There is a myth that says Africans do not read and if you want to hide something from them put […]

Features 2018/12/06

Africa in Dialogue Publishes Interview e-Book with 2017 Brittle Paper Awards Winners: Sisonke Msimang, Hawa Golakai, JK Anowe, Megan Ross, Chibuihe Achimba

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Leading interview magazine Africa in Dialogue has published an e-book of interviews with the winners of the 2017 Brittle Paper Awards. […]

Features 2018/12/06

James Murua’s Literature Blog Wins at Sanaa Theatre Awards

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Our colleagues at James Murua’s Literature Blog are among the winners of the 2018 Sanaa Theatre Awards in Kenya. The […]

Features 2018/12/06

Previously Unseen Stories by Naguib Mahfouz Set for December Publication

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Previously unseen short stories by the late Egyptian Nobel Prize laureate Naguib Mahfouz will be published on 11 December, his […]